piu

See also: più

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈpiw]
Rhymes: -iw

Etymology 1

Unclear. Compare French pivot.

Noun

piu m (plural pius)

tenon, peg, pivot
(colloquial) penis

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

piu m (plural pius)

chirp, peep

Derived terms

piuar

Related terms

piular

Further reading

“piu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dinka

Noun

piu

water

References

Arturo Nebel, Dinka grammar (Rek-Malual dialect) with texts and vocabulary (1948)
Archibald Norman Tucker, Dinka Orthography (1978)
Johannes Chrysostomus Mitterrutzner, Die Dinka-Sprache in Central-Africa. Kurze Grammatik, Text und Wörterbuch (1866)

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

piu

chirp (sound made by young chicken)

Related terms

piui
piuit

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

piu (plural pïu)

water

References

Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpju/ [ˈpju]
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: piu

Interjection

piu

pew (Onomatopoeia for gunfire)

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